Defining Science - William Whewell, Natural Knowledge Public Debate in Early Victorian

Klappentext Defining Science deals with the major role of the historian and philosopher of science! William Whewell! in early Victorian debates about the nature of science and its moral and cultural value. Richard Yeo also examines the different forms or genres in which science was discussed in the public sphere--most crucially in the Victorian review journals! but also in biographical! historical and educational works. Analysis of the whole corpus of Whewell's work suggests that it be seen not only as an attempt to define science! but to clarify his own vocation as its leading critic. Zusammenfassung Defining Science! first published in 1993! deals with the major role of the historian and philosopher of science! William Whewell! in early Victorian debates about the nature of science and its moral and cultural value. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Science and the public sphere; 3. Metascience as a vocation; 4. Reviewing science; 5. Moral scientists; 6. Using history; 7. Moral science; 8. Science, education and society; 9. The unity of science.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Yeo, Richard R. Yeo
• Assisted by: Quentin Skinner (Editor), James Tully (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2003
• EAN: 9780521541169
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54116-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics